Cotton-seed planter.



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LPALEN-QFFICE GORDON WINTER,

OF MOBEAN, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO R'. e. WINTER, on SAMEPLACE.

COTTON-SEED PLA'NTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 678,355, dated J'uly 9,1901. Application tiled May 9, 1901. Serial No. 59,489. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern.- .I

Be it known that I, GORDON WiNTER,a citi zen of the United States,residing at McBean,

in the county of Richmond and State of Georgia, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Cotton-Seed Planters; and I do declarethe following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains tomake and use the same, reference being had .to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked' thereon,which form a part of this specification. Y

This invention relates to cotton and other seed planters g and itconsists in the provision of a planter having a hopper in which anendless carrier-belt is mounted, which carries buckets or cups havingadjustable bottoms, whereby the capacity of each may be regulated, andthe provision of a swinging trough vertically disposed and hinged at itsupper end, while its lower end is held by means of a latch to bracketson the seed-hopper.

The invention will be hereinafter more fully described and thenspecifically defined in the appended claims and is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which,with the letters of reference markedthereon, form a part of this application, and in which drawings- Figurelis a side elevation of my improved seed-planter. Fig. 2 is a sectionalview vertically through the hopper. Fig. 3 is a-rear elevation, and Fig.4 is an enlarged. detail sectional view of one of the cups detached fromthe endless belt-carrierf Reference now being had to the details of thedrawings by 1etter,A designates the frame of the planter, which has aplow B-mounted near its forward end, and C designates a clevis. lnsuitable bearings on said frame the axle-shaft D is journaled, and keyedto rotate with said axle is the driving-wheel E and also asprocket-wheel F. Mounted on 'said frame is a seed-hopper G, which ismounted on the forward face of the casing H, in which the endlesscarrier is located. This carrier comprises the shaft l, which isjournaled in suitable bearings on the frame of the planter, on whichshaft a sprocket-wheel J is keyed. A second shaft K is mounted inbearings at the upper end of the casing, and a pulleyL is mounted torotate with said shaft K, while a simi-lar pulley M is keyed to rotatewith the shaft l, about which pulleys an endless carrier N passes.Located at suitable intervals on said carrier are the cups O,having adjust; able bottoms O', to each of which is swiveled an adj usting-screwP, the shank portions of which screws are mounted in threaded aperturesin the bottoms of the cups. By this provision lit will be noted that thecapacity of the cupsmay be regulated accordingly as it might be foundnecessary to feed a larger or aysmaller -quantity of seed.

Over the top of the casing is a netting Q, and to the outer margin ofsaid netting is hinged the trough R, which is hollow, being closed onthree sides. The upper end of said trough is guided between theprojecting portions S of the casing, and its lower free end is normallyheld between the brackets` T, to one of which is pivoted a latch, thefree end of whichengages a catch T on the other bracket. By this meansthe trough may be held in position. When it is desired for any purposeto swing the trough out, it may be easily done by releasing the latch.

` The front wall of the hopper is slotted, as at U, to allow the endlessbelt to come through into the hopper or seedbox and to elevate the seedfrom the box and convey it to the trough, down which it falls by gravityto the ground. Y

J ournaled in bearings underneath the frame is a sprocket-wheel Y, overwhich a sprocketchain X passes, said chain also passing over thesprocket F and in contact with the teeth of the sprocket-wheel J,whereby the carrieroperating means may be driven from the maindriving-aXle.

To the rear end of the frame are the coverer-shoes X', and suitablehandles are secured to the opposite sides of the seedboX.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A seed-planter comprising in combination withthe frame theseed-hopper, an endless carrier, a netting over said carrier, a easingfor the carrier, a trough closed on three sides andhinged to the outermarginal/edgeA of said netting, guide-pieces between which each bottom,and a hinged trough forming the upper end of said trough is conned, onewallof the easing whereby the seed is dibraoket-arms between which thefree end of reeted into a furrow as it falls from the cups, the troughswings, and a latch for holding said as set forth. I5

5 trough between said brackets, as set forth. In testimony whereof Ihereunto affix my 2. In combination with the seed-hopper the signaturein presence of two witnesses. carrier and casing therefor, the frontwall of the hopper being slotted, said carrier designed GORDON VINTER'to travel in said slot, the cups secured to the Vitnesses: 1o carrier,the bottom of each cup being adjust- XV. W. MCELMMY,

able, and a screw for raising and lowering C. J. MIXON.

